The Nationwide Crime Company has issued an alert to tons of of hundreds of schooling professionals following a substantial enhance in international instances of financially motivated sexual extortion – a sort of on-line blackmail extensively often called ‘sextortion’.

Sextortion includes individuals being compelled into paying cash or assembly one other monetary demand, after an offender has threatened to launch nude or semi-nude pictures of them. This might be an actual picture taken by the sufferer, or a pretend picture created of them by the offender.

Specialists from the NCA’s CEOP Training crew have produced the alert, which was issued to academics throughout the UK right now (Monday 29 April).

It offers recommendation about recognizing the indicators of the sort of abuse, supporting younger individuals and inspiring them to hunt assist. It additionally consists of steering to be disseminated to oldsters and carers on the best way to speak to their baby about sextortion, and the best way to help them in the event that they grow to be a sufferer – aiming to remove the stigma surrounding the subject and, in flip, energy away from those that want to hurt them.

The unprecedented warning comes after the variety of international sextortion instances reported to the US Nationwide Heart for Lacking & Exploited Kids (NCMEC) greater than doubled in 2023, rising to 26,718 in comparison with 10,731 the yr earlier than.

All age teams and genders are being focused, however a big proportion of instances have concerned male victims aged between 14-18. Ninety one per cent of victims in UK sextortion instances handled by the Web Watch Basis in 2023 had been male.

These crimes might be perpetrated by organised crime teams based mostly abroad, predominantly in some West African international locations, however some are additionally identified to be positioned in South East Asia.

They’re motivated by getting cash shortly, somewhat than by sexual gratification, and in some instances have gone from preliminary contact to blackmailing their sufferer in below an hour.

Youngster victims have reported being:

• contacted by an internet account that they have no idea however seems to be one other baby or younger individual. They could even be contacted by a hacked account of a kid or younger individual they do know, however the communication feels unfamiliar;
• shortly engaged in sexually specific communications, which can embrace the offender sharing an indecent picture first;
• manipulated or pressured into taking nude or semi-nude pictures or movies;
• advised they’ve been hacked and the offender has entry to their pictures, private data and contacts (whether or not that is true or not);
• blackmailed into sending cash or assembly one other monetary demand (equivalent to buying a pre-paid reward card) after sharing a picture or video, or the offender sharing hacked or digitally manipulated/AI-generated pictures of their sufferer and making the specter of sharing them wider.

James Babbage, Director Normal for Threats on the Nationwide Crime Company, mentioned:

“Sextortion is a callous crime. Perpetrators don’t have any concern for victims or the lives that is likely to be destroyed within the course of. Their sole motivation is monetary acquire.

“We’re asking schooling professionals to assist us increase consciousness about this crime sort, which is unfortunately growing the world over. This alert is designed to information them in supporting younger individuals who could also be focused.

“Sextortion causes immeasurable stress and anguish, and we all know there are adults and younger individuals who have devastatingly taken their very own lives in consequence.

“A whole lot of victims really feel accountable however we’d like them to know that is completely not the case; you aren’t in charge and assist and help is accessible. In addition to elevating consciousness with this alert, we wish to encourage younger individuals to report incidents to an grownup they belief, the police or to the CEOP Security Centre.”

Recommendation to oldsters and carers if their baby says that somebody is attempting to trick, threaten or blackmail them on-line:

• Don’t pay, do cease contact and block: you could be tempted to pay, however there isn’t a assure that it will cease the threats. Because the offender’s motive is to get cash, upon getting proven you’ll be able to pay, they may doubtless ask for extra and blackmail might proceed. When you have paid, don’t panic however don’t pay something extra. Assist your baby to cease all communication with the offender and block them on any accounts that they’ve been contacted on.
• Keep away from deleting something: attempt to not delete something that might be used as proof equivalent to messages, pictures, phone numbers, and checking account particulars.
• Report back to the police or CEOP: name 101 or 999 if there’s a direct threat of hurt to your baby. Or you should use the CEOP Security Centre to report any on-line blackmail makes an attempt.

Adults can even help younger individuals in getting their pictures eliminated utilizing Childline and the Web Watch Basis’s Report Take away software, the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids’s Take It Down software, and reporting to the platform or app it has been shared on. Additional data for folks and carers on how they’ll help their baby might be discovered within the CEOP Training’s on-line blackmail article.

Tom Tugendhat, Safety Minister, mentioned:

“Sextortion destroys lives. It’s typically pushed by extremely subtle organised crime teams who exploit weak individuals for revenue.

“It’s very important that expertise corporations take accountability for the protection of their customers by implementing stronger safeguards on their platforms.

“I’d urge mother and father to speak to their kids about their use of social media. Even websites that many assume to be protected might pose a threat.”

Susie Hargreaves OBE, Chief Government of the IWF, mentioned:

“Sextortion has grow to be a serious menace on-line in the previous couple of years. This alert to colleges is a fully essential intervention in stemming this epidemic which has already ruined so many younger lives. These criminals are cold-blooded, and don’t even care when the disgrace and concern they inflict drives some kids to take their very own lives.

“We would like kids to know, nevertheless, they don’t seem to be alone, irrespective of how lonely if feels, that there’s a treatment, and a option to take management and battle again. The Report Take away software we run with Childline is revolutionary and means that you can cease sexual imagery being shared or from going viral on-line. Please, in case you are being focused this manner, attain out. It’s not a hopeless state of affairs, and we’re right here that will help you.”

Richard Collard, Affiliate Head of Youngster Security On-line Coverage on the NSPCC, mentioned:

“Kids who contact Childline as a result of they’re victims of ‘sextortion’ are sometimes extraordinarily distressed and don’t see a approach out of their state of affairs.

“Once they expertise this crime, they’ll typically really feel too scared or ashamed to make a report. It is crucial kids know what has occurred isn’t their fault, and we’d encourage any younger individual to talk to a trusted grownup to allow them to get assist and help.

“Kids have to be supported to identify indicators of abuse, however the burden shouldn’t be on them to guard themselves from hurt on-line. Tech corporations should step up and actively sort out the specter of sexual extortion on their platforms by placing safeguards in place and figuring out harmful behaviour.”

 29 April 2024

GenAI is in all places…together with for billing issues. Brightflag, which has been engaged on bettering billing knowledge transparency for some years, has now launched a genAI functionality to create bill summaries for shoppers. And, as everyone knows now, summarising is one factor that genAI usually does effectively (often….)

The potential can be for a restricted variety of shoppers after which roll out broadly later this 12 months.

Visibility on what shoppers are paying for is nice – though this web site can’t assist however add that it will be even higher to get to a degree the place consumers of authorized companies didn’t must wade by way of complicated time entries to know or consider what they’re paying for (see earlier AL article: ‘Time is a administration software, not a pricing software‘.)

However, we reside within the imperfect world that we’ve got at current. So, what does the software do?

The brand new Bill Summaries characteristic offers bill reviewers with all the data they should take motion instantly from their inbox, together with a Brightflag AI-generated abstract of the work achieved by exterior counsel.

These summaries give each reviewer the ‘perception and assurance they should approve invoices instantly from their electronic mail to allow them to get again to delivering authorized recommendation to the enterprise’, the corporate defined.

Bill Summaries are accompanied by ‘a whole re-imagining of the bill evaluate expertise’, (and who must social gathering when you possibly can have an excellent bill evaluate expertise…?), making it simpler to conduct an in-depth evaluate and to discover ‘problematic billing behaviour’.

Plus, on condition that it’s genAI right here, there’s a conversational consumer interface, which ‘opens new potentialities for managing issues, distributors, and spend’.

Barry O’Melia, VP of Product at Brightflag, concluded: ‘Outdoors counsel makes up half of in-house budgets, and half of the authorized division’s total contribution to the enterprise, so it’s essential that administration of out of doors counsel be optimized utilizing the most recent applied sciences.’

As famous, that is welcome given the world we’re in, however clearly the course of journey must be for such instruments finally to not be wanted. Let’s work towards a world of fastened charges and never certainly one of Byzantine time-based payments which can be so complicated we want genAI to know them. Within the meantime, we’re going to want Brightflag till that day comes!

Haji Wright appeared again on defeat in opposition to Ipswich City on the Coventry Constructing Society Enviornment,

Wright scored his 19^th aim of the season to get Metropolis again into the sport, however a Cameron Burgess aim in the end secured the factors for the guests.

Haji gave his response after the ultimate whistle and appeared again on the evening’s occasions.

On the sport…

“It was an intense sport, actually forwards and backwards.

“They’re facet and it was a tough sport at house.

“I believe we may have achieved extra with the possession we had. However it was not meant to be.”

The equaliser…

“The entire crew felt we had the momentum, we needed to maintain that going and seize the winner.”

Their second aim…

“I believe it was a set piece that they scored from, so we’re disenchanted about that.

“A number of the targets have been too straightforward, and that’s one thing we speak about, and try to repair up for subsequent season.”

The league run in…

“You need to take a look at the larger image.

“Now we have had some actually good video games this yr and lots some poor ones.

“There are a variety of areas through which we will develop in, so we have to work on these and hopefully enhance.”

His nineteenth aim…

“I believe it was Kasey (Palmer) who performed me by means of, and I felt I used to be in on aim so I took the chance to shoot and yeah it went in.

“Hopefully being at house final sport of the season we will win.

“We have to depart with style in our mouth and prepare for subsequent season.”

On the ultimate sport at house…

“It is vitally vital to all of us within the dressing room.

“Being at house once more, it has been some time since we received at house so we wish to give the followers one thing to recollect us by.”

Full ticket data for our ultimate 2023/24 Sky Wager Championship fixture towards Ipswich City

– Ipswich City vs Huddersfield City
– Saturday 4 Could 2024; 12.30pm kick-off
– Full ticket data obtainable beneath

Full ticket data is now obtainable for our ultimate 2023/24 Sky Wager Championship fixture towards Ipswich City, as tackle the Tractor Boys at Portman Highway on Saturday 4 Could 2024 at 12.30pm.

We have now been allotted a complete of two,002 seated tickets within the Cobbold Stand – with 94 of these positioned within the Decrease Tier and the rest within the Higher Tier at Portman Highway.

Free coach journey can also be obtainable for this fixture – with particulars obtainable beneath!

SALE DATES

Tickets at the moment are on basic sale, and supporters would require a earlier reserving historical past with the intention to buy.

Please word: Tickets can be faraway from sale at 2pm on Friday 3 Could 2024.

PRICES

UPPER TIER

Adults – £34
Over-65s – £27
Below 23s – £20
Below 19s – £12

LOWER TIER

Adults – £30
Over-65s – £24
Below 23s – £19
Below 19s – £11

DISABLED SUPPORTERS

Adults – £26
Over-65s – £22
Below 23s – £19
Below 19s – £11
Below 12s – £7
Companion – FOC

Please word: all under-13s have to be accompanied by an grownup over 18. No Below 5s are permitted within the Decrease Tiers. There can be NO pay on the day at Portman Highway.

HOW TO BUY

On-line – CLICK HERE
Over the telephone – name 01484 960 606 throughout open hours
In individual – go to the John Smith’s Stadium Ticket Workplace throughout open hours

DISABLED SUPPORTERS INFO

We have now acquired 9 wheelchair and companion areas for our ultimate fixture at Portman Highway.

These are positioned within the Magnus Group West Stand and should not with the remainder of the supporters. It is a combined dwelling/away fan disabled space.

We have now additionally been allotted three parking areas for visiting disabled supporters. These are allotted on a first-come first-served foundation, and can have to be booked by way of the Ticket Workplace.

Please word: Any supporters which have mobility points are really helpful to sit down within the Decrease Tier of the Cobbold Stand. Ambulant disabled supporters wishing to sit down within the Higher Tier can achieve this, however please bear in mind that there is no such thing as a raise entry or accessible bathroom services on this space.

FREE COACH TRAVEL

City supporters making the ultimate journey with us to Ipswich can profit from free coach journey to the sport! Eager to see as many Terriers as potential with us on the street, the Membership has dedicated to overlaying the price of ten coaches.

Seats are strictly one per supporter and it’s essential to have a legitimate match ticket with the intention to be part of us, with locations obtainable on a first-come first-served foundation. Our full away journey phrases and circumstances can be found beneath.

Please word: Below 16s have to be accompanied by an grownup on the identical coach.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Our official journey coaches will depart from St. Andrew’s Automobile Park at 6am on match day (Saturday 4 Could).

To entry our consent type for U18 journey, please CLICK HERE. Coach journey for U18s won’t be granted with out this whole type offered.

CLICK HERE to entry our Away Journey Phrases and Circumstances, and CLICK HERE for our Away Journey Code of Conduct.

DIRECTIONS TO PORTMAN ROAD

Ipswich is approached from the South by the A12 and from the West and North by the A14. Comply with the street indicators for Ipswich Central from the Copdock intersection the place each of those roads meet. Comply with these instructions for about two miles and switch proper into West Finish Highway instantly after the Sainsbury’s petrol station. Flip left into Sir Alf Ramsey Approach after passing a storage and small bridge. Proceed alongside Sir Alf, reverse the junction of Sir Alf Ramsey Approach and Portman Highway.

Alternatively, Ipswich Railway Station is simply 500 metres from Portman Highway for these travelling by prepare on match day.

AWAY FAN GUIDE

You could find Ipswich City’s designated information for our fixture at Portman Highway HERE.

Or, you too can discover fan guides and additional data on their web site by CLICKING HERE.

TICKET OFFICE OPENING HOURS:

Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday (dwelling match days): 9am till kick-off, then half an hour after the sport
Saturday (no dwelling match day): 9am to midday 
Sunday: Closed

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Broadway exhibits celebrating the spark of sonic creativity — the semi-autobiographical Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and the play “Stereophonic” a few ‘70s rock band recording a star-making album — every earned a number one 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, a listing that additionally noticed a report variety of girls nominated for greatest director.

“That is completely loopy. It took me about an hour to get myself collectively. I couldn’t even formulate phrases,” Keys stated after a morning the place the present loosely based mostly on her life was nominated for greatest new musical and 4 appearing awards in addition to greatest scenic design, costumes, lighting, sound design, path, choreography and orchestrations. “I’m completely puzzled. Don’t ask me to jot down a tune.”

A complete of 28 exhibits earned a Tony nod or extra, with the musical “The Outsiders,” an adaptation of the beloved S. E. Hinton novel and the Francis Ford Coppola movie, incomes 12 nominations; a starry revival of “Cabaret” starring Eddie Redmayne, nabbing 9; and “Acceptable,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ searing play a few household reunion in Arkansas the place everybody has competing motivations and grievances, grabbing eight.

The nominations marked a smashing of the Tony report for most ladies administrators named in a single season. The 2022 Tony Awards had held the report, with 4 complete throughout the 2 races — musical and play. Solely 10 girls have gone on to win a directing crown.

This 12 months, seven girls took the ten directing slots. Three girls had been nominated for greatest play path — Lila Neugebauer (“Acceptable”), Anne Kauffman (“Mary Jane”) and Whitney White (“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”) — whereas 4 had been nominated within the musical class — Maria Friedman (“Merrily We Roll Alongside“), Leigh Silverman (“Suffs”) Jessica Stone (“Water for Elephants”) and Danya Taymor (“The Outsiders”).

“The one factor I really feel is it’s beginning to really feel much less exceptional, which is nice information,” Stone stated after her nomination. “We’re administrators and never girls administrators. I’m noticing it increasingly more and that’s an exquisite factor to consider. It’s an exquisite place to be.”

“Stereophonic,” which grew to become the most-nominated play in Tony historical past, earned nominations for playwright David Adjmi and for its songs by Will Butler, previously of Arcade Hearth. It’s the story of a Fleetwood Mac-like band over a life-changing 12 months, with private rifts opening and shutting after which reopening. Butler says it’s about artwork’s “horror and its magnificence.”

An album of the rock-roots music heard in the course of the play might be out there subsequent month and Butler has excessive hopes: “We needed it to face up towards Tom Petty and ‘Rumors’ and the brand new Beyoncé nation report,” he stated. “Making it was its personal reward.”

Rachel McAdams, making her Broadway debut in “Mary Jane,” earned a greatest actress in a play nomination, whereas “Succession” star Jeremy Sturdy, bought his first ever nomination, for a revival of “An Enemy of the Folks” and Liev Schreiber of “Ray Donovan” fame nabbd one for main “Doubt.” Jessica Lange in “Mom Play,” Sarah Paulson in “Acceptable” and Amy Ryan, who stepped in on the final minute for a revival of “Doubt,” additionally earned nominations in one of the best actress in a play class.

“The Huge Bang Principle” star Jim Parsons earned a supporting nod for “Mom Play,” and Daniel Radcliffe on his fifth Broadway present, a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Alongside,” received his first nomination.

Radcliffe, caring for his toddler son on Tony nominations morning, stated he felt extremely fortunate and known as being within the musical alongside Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez — each additionally nominated — “one of the vital particular experiences of my skilled profession.”

“I’ve all the time felt like doing stage and significantly doing it right here has been such an enormous a part of my profession and form of like discovering out who I used to be as an actor exterior of Harry Potter,” he stated. “I believe it’s sort of been the making of me.”

Redmayne in his second present on Broadway bought a nod as greatest lead actor in a musical, as did Brian d’Arcy James for “Days of Wine and Roses,” Brody Grant in “The Outsiders,” Jonathan Groff in “Merrily We Roll Alongside” and 73-year-old Dorian Harewood in “The Notebook,” the adaptation of Nicholas Sparks romantic tearjerker. Harewood, in his first Broadway show in 46 years, landed his first Tony nomination.

It was one of three nominations for “The Notebook,” but the musical’s composer, Ingrid Michaelson, didn’t earn a nomination, nor did Barry Manilow for his show “Harmony.” A revival of “The Wiz” also failed to garner any nominations, nor did the Huey Lewis jukebox “The Heart of Rock and Roll.”

Redmayne’s “Cabaret” co-star Gayle Rankin earned a nomination for best actress in a musical, as did Eden Espinosa in “Lempicka,” Maleah Joi Moon in “Hell’s Kitchen,” Kelli O’Hara in “Days of Wine and Roses” and 71-year-old Maryann Plunkett, who plays the elderly wife at the heart of “The Notebook.”

Steve Carell in his Broadway debut in a poorly received revival of the classic play “Uncle Vanya” and “Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli in “An Enemy of the People” both failed to secure nods, but starry producers who did include Keys, Angelina Jolie (for “The Outsiders”) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (for “Suffs”).

The best new musical crown will be a battle between “Hell’s Kitchen,” “The Outsiders,” the dance-heavy, dialogue-less stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album “Illinois,” “Suffs,” based on the American suffragists of the early 20th century, and “Water for Elephants,” which combines Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller with circus elements.

The best new play Tony will pit “Stereophonic” against “Mother Play,” Paula Vogel’s look at a mother and her kids spanning 1964 to the 21st century; “Mary Jane,” Amy Herzog’s humanistic portrait of a divorced mother of a young boy with health issues; “Prayer for the French Republic,” Joshua Harmon’s sprawling family comedy-drama that deals with Zionism, religious fervency and antisemitism; and “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy about the lives of West African women working at a salon.

Lamar Richardson, an actor-turned-producer, had many reasons to smile Tuesday. He helped produce the three new revivals of “The Wiz, ““Merrily We Roll Along“ and “Appropriate.”

“I really think this is Broadway at its best,” he said. “There’s really something for everyone. There’s the quintessential big jukebox musical. There’s the niche moving three-hander plays. I think that this really is a smorgasbord of what Broadway can offer up, and showing it still, of course, is a major player on the art scene. And it’s here to stay.”

A spring barrage of new shows — 14 shows opened in an 11-day span this year — is not unusual these days as producers hope their work will be fresh in the mind of voters ahead of the Tony Awards ceremony on June 16.

There were some firsts this season, including “Here Lies Love” with Broadway’s first all-Filipino cast, which earned four nominations, including best original score for David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim. And seven openly autistic actors starred in “How to Dance in Ohio,” a first for Broadway but which got no Tony love.

Academy Award winner and Tony Award-nominee Ariana DeBose, who hosted both the 2023 and 2022 ceremonies, will be back this year and will produce and choreograph the opening number.

Like last year, the three-hour main telecast will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. EDT/5 p.m.-8 p.m. PDT with a pre-show on Pluto TV, and some Tony Awards handed out there.

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Line Of Responsibility actor Brian McCardie has died “out of the blue at dwelling” on the age of 59, his household has confirmed.

Finest identified for enjoying mafia boss John Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hunter in the TV crime drama, the Scottish star had additionally just lately joined the solid of Outlander prequel, Blood Of My Blood.

His sister confirmed his demise on X, writing: “It’s with nice unhappiness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie, beloved son, brother, uncle and expensive buddy to so many.

“Brian handed away out of the blue at dwelling on Sunday twenty eighth April. An exquisite and passionate actor on stage and display, Brian cherished his work and touched many lives, and is gone a lot too quickly.

“We love him and can miss him drastically; please keep in mind Brian in your ideas.”

She mentioned funeral preparations could be introduced within the days forward.

No reason behind demise was given.

McCardie’s agent, United Brokers, paid tribute on social media, writing: “We’re shocked and so deeply saddened by the tragic information of Brian McCardie’s sudden demise.

“He was an actor of such nice expertise who we have been fortunate to symbolize, and our ideas are very a lot together with his household and mates at this tough time.”

A press release from Line Of Responsibility producers Jed Mercurio and Simon Heath and the group behind the hit present, mentioned: “We’re deeply saddened to listen to of Brian McCardie’s demise.

“We really feel honoured to have labored with Brian on Line Of Responsibility. Brian was an extremely gifted actor, and the lasting affect he had as Tommy Hunter is testomony to the facility of his efficiency.

“Off display, Brian could not have been extra completely different from the character he performed – he was heat, humorous and charming. Our ideas are together with his family members at this tough time.”

With a profession stretching over three many years, McCardie had appeared in quite a few TV exhibits over time – but it surely was his position in Line Of Responsibility for which he was finest identified.

Tommy Hunter, a felony boss turned police informant, was one of many present’s unique characters, who met a violent finish early on in sequence two.

However Hunter went on to be talked about in each sequence three and sequence 5, and was a key participant within the nail-biting police corruption whodunnit.

McCardie, who grew up Carluke, close to Glasgow, appeared in an episode of Outlander, enjoying Sir Marcus MacRannoch, earlier than being solid because the chief of Clan Grant within the forthcoming Outlander prequel.

The present, which centres across the lives of Outlander character Jamie Fraser’s mother and father, is at the moment filming in Scotland, in line with Starz community.

In Rob Roy, McCardie starred as Alasdair MacGregor, the brother of the title character, who was performed by Northern Eire actor Liam Neeson.

His different movie elements embrace the 2013 adaption of Irvine Welsh novel Filth, which starred James McAvoy, and 2003 interval drama Mr Barrington.

McCardie additionally had roles in 2019 Netflix sequence The Final Czars, together with jail drama Time in 2021, reverse Sean Bean, and Irvine Welsh’s TV sequence Crime in the identical 12 months.

He additionally appeared in Sky Atlantic’s Domina, set in Historic Rome, the place he performed Roman statesman Cicero.

Earlier we informed you all the pieces we learn about yesterday’s assault in Hainault, which resulted in a 14-year-old boy being killed. However there are nonetheless some huge questions we do not but have the solutions
to:

Who’re the victims? Thus far, we do not know a lot concerning the victims’ identities. We
know 5 folks have been injured – three members of the general public and two law enforcement officials. Of the three, one has died – a 14-year-old boy who attended Bancroft’s Faculty, and the opposite two stay in hospital. The 2 law enforcement officials – one male, one feminine – are additionally in hospital.

How unhealthy have been the
accidents? The 2 law enforcement officials are nonetheless in hospital with what Met Chief Sir Mark Rowley
described earlier as “actually horrific accidents”. One has accidents to her arm,
the opposite has accidents to his hand. We do not know something concerning the extent of the accidents of the opposite two victims.

Who’s the suspect? We all know the suspect is a 36-year-old man who has been arrested and can be in hospital. Police haven’t launched any particulars about his identify or background. Yesterday, the Met mentioned police checks had discovered no hint of a previous incident involving the suspect.

What was the motive? The Met Police mentioned inside hours of the incident that it did “not look like terror-related” and in addition that they did not consider it was a “focused assault”. Police have additionally mentioned they don’t seem to be searching for any extra suspects and there’s no ongoing danger to the general public.

Earlier, an eyewitness informed BBC London he heard the suspect “shouting about God” as he tried to outrun police.

“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical impressed by Alicia Keys’ teenage years in New York Metropolis, and “Stereophonic,” the story of a rock group in peril of splintering, dominated the 2024 Tony Awards nominations.

The 2 reveals, one targeted on a pre-celebrity pop titan coming into her expertise and the opposite analyzing a darker, druggier facet of the music trade, picked up a number one 13 nods. They have been adopted intently by “The Outsiders,” a musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s coming-of-age novel and the Francis Ford Coppola movie of the identical title, which earned 12 nominations. “Hell’s Kitchen” and “The Outsiders” will duke it out for finest musical, whereas “Stereophonic” was nominated for finest play. 

Among the many contenders for finest play revival, “Acceptable,” a scabrous portrait of a dysfunctional household that makes use of a fading plantation as a backdrop, picked up eight nominations. “Merrily We Roll Alongside,” which revived one in every of Stephen Sondheim’s most infamous flops to ecstatic opinions and massive field workplace returns, earned seven nominations, as did “Water for Elephants,” a musical re-imagining of the best-selling romantic novel and movie. “Merrily” will compete in one of the best musical revival class, whereas “Water for Elephants’ is up for finest musical. 

A number of main Hollywood stars have been included among the many yr’s nominees. Daniel Radcliffe earned his first Tony nomination for his supporting flip in “Merrily We Roll Alongside,” whereas Eddie Redmayne, who already has an Oscar and a Tony on his mantelpiece, was acknowledged for his efficiency because the malevolent emcee in “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership.” The “Cabaret” revival was a sensation in London’s West Finish and has commanded sky-high ticket costs right here, however American critics have been extra blended. Nonetheless, the present earned a powerful 9 nominations, together with a nod for finest musical revival and for Redmayne’s co-star Gayle Rankin. 

Rachel McAdams, who broke hearts as a mom coping with her little one’s well being disaster, was nominated as finest actress in a play in “Mary Jane,” which marks her Broadway debut. Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange, two movie and tv stars who’re seen continuously on stage, have been additionally nominated in lead actress in a play for his or her work in “Acceptable” and “Mom Play,” respectively. “Succession” star Jeremy Sturdy and Liev Schreiber of “Ray Donovan” fame acquired main actor in a play nods for 2 revivals, “Enemy of the Folks” and “Doubt.” And Schreiber’s co-star Amy Ryan, who was a last-minute alternative for an ailing Tyne Daly, taking the stage after a number of days of rehearsal, was nominated for her brave work as a crusading nun in “Doubt.” In a special tackle clerical life, Leslie Odom Jr., a earlier finest actor in a musical winner for “Hamilton,” is up for main actor in a play for his function as a scheming preacher in “Purlie Victorious.”

Along with “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Water for Elephants” and “The Outsiders,” one of the best musical race consists of “Suffs,” a historic epic in regards to the ladies’s suffrage motion, and “Illinoise,” a dance evaluate set to Sufjan Stevens’ music. “Merrily We Roll Alongside” and “Cabaret” are up for finest musical revival, as are “Gutenberg! The Musical!” and “The Who’s Tommy.” 

In one of the best play race, “Stereophonic,” which was written by David Adjmi, will face off towards Amy Herzog’s “Mary Jane,” Paula Vogel’s “Mom Play,” Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and Joshua Harmon’s “Prayer for the French Republic.” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Acceptable,” extensively thought of the present to beat, was nominated for play revival together with Ossie Davis’ “Purlie Victorious” and Henrik Ibsen’s “Enemy of the Folks,” which Herzog tailored in a brand new translation. 

It’s been a frenetic interval on Broadway as reveals rushed to open earlier than April 25, the eligibility lower off for nominations. That led to the premieres of roughly a dozen reveals over the course of two weeks, with the likes of “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership,” “Patriots,” “Uncle Vanya,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Suffs” and “Illinoise” all debuting in fast succession. However successful a significant Tony Award can mark the distinction between an prolonged engagement and a truncated run — simply ask earlier victors, akin to final season’s “Kimberly Akimbo” or 2022’s “A Unusual Loop,” each of which have been in a position to stick round for months after successful the highest prize for brand spanking new musicals. 

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry, earlier Tony winners, introduced the nominations on Tuesday morning. The Tony Awards, now of their 77th yr, might be hosted by Ariana DeBose, and might be held within the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Middle for the Performing Arts in New York Metropolis on June 16.

The published will air on CBS and can stream on Paramount+ — each corporations share a mum or dad firm in Paramount International. Will probably be DeBose’s third time internet hosting the awards. 

Greatest Play

• “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• “Mary Jane”
• “Mom Play”
• “Prayer for the French Republic”
• “Stereophonic”

Greatest Musical

• “Hell’s Kitchen”
• “Illinoise”
• “The Outsiders”
• “Suffs”
• “Water for Elephants”

Greatest Revival of a Play

• “Acceptable”
• “An Enemy of the Folks”
• “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”

Greatest Revival of a Musical

• “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• “Gutenberg! The Musical!”
• “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• “The Who’s Tommy”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Play

• William Jackson Harper, “Uncle Vanya”
• Leslie Odom, Jr., “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• Liev Schreiber, “Doubt: A Parable”
• Jeremy Sturdy, “An Enemy of the Folks”
• Michael Stuhlbarg, “Patriots”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Play

• Betsy Aidem, “Prayer for the French Republic”
• Jessica Lange, “Mom Play”
• Rachel McAdams, “Mary Jane”
• Sarah Paulson, “Acceptable”
• Amy Ryan, “Doubt: A Parable”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Musical

• Brody Grant, “The Outsiders”
• Jonathan Groff, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Dorian Harewood, “The Pocket book”
• Brian d’Arcy James, “Days of Wine and Roses”
• Eddie Redmayne, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Musical

• Eden Espinosa, “Lempicka”
• Maleah Joi Moon, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Kelli O’Hara, “Days of Wine and Roses”
• Maryann Plunkett, “The Pocket book”
• Gayle Rankin, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Play

• Will Brill, “Stereophonic”
• Eli Gelb, “Stereophonic”
• Jim Parsons, “Mom Play”
• Tom Pecinka, “Stereophonic”
• Corey Stoll, “Acceptable”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Play

• Quincy Tyler Bernstine, “Doubt: A Parable”
• Juliana Canfield, “Stereophonic”
• Celia Keenan-Bolger, “Mom Play”
• Sarah Pidgeon, “Stereophonic”
• Kara Younger, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Musical

• Roger Bart, “Again To The Future: The Musical”
• Joshua Boone, “The Outsiders”
• Brandon Victor Dixon, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Sky Lakota-Lynch, “The Outsiders”
• Daniel Radcliffe, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Steven Skybell, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Musical

• Shoshana Bean, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Amber Iman, “Lempicka”
• Nikki M. James, “Suffs”
• Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
• Kecia Lewis, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Lindsay Mendez, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Bebe Neuwirth, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest E-book of a Musical

• “Hell’s Kitchen” Kristoffer Diaz
• “The Pocket book” Bekah Brunstetter
• “The Outsiders” Adam Rapp and Justin Levine
• “Suffs” Shaina Taub
• “Water for Elephants” Rick Elice

Greatest Authentic Rating (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• “Days of Wine and Roses.” Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
• “Right here Lies Love.” Music: David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Lyrics: David Byrne
• “The Outsiders.” Music & Lyrics: Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Probability) and Justin Levine
• “Stereophonic.” Music & Lyrics: Will Butler
• “Suffs.” Music & Lyrics: Shaina Taub

Greatest Scenic Design of a Play

• dots, “Acceptable”
• dots, “An Enemy of the Folks”
• Derek McLane, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• David Zinn, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• David Zinn, “Stereophonic”

Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical

• AMP that includes Tatiana Kahvegian, “The Outsiders”
• Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Takeshi Kata, “Water for Elephants”
• David Korins, “Right here Lies Love”
• Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, “Lempicka”
• Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, “Again To The Future: The Musical”
• Tom Scutt, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”

Greatest Costume Design of a Play

• Dede Ayite, “Acceptable”
• Dede Ayite, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• Enver Chakartash, “Stereophonic”
• Emilio Sosa, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• David Zinn, “An Enemy of the Folks”

Greatest Costume Design of a Musical

• Dede Ayite, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Linda Cho, “The Nice Gatsby”
• David Israel Reynoso, “Water for Elephants”
• Tom Scutt, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• Paul Tazewell, “Suffs”

Greatest Lighting Design of a Play

• Isabella Byrd, “An Enemy of the Folks”
• Amith Chandrashaker, “Prayer for the French Republic”
• Jiyoun Chang, “Stereophonic”
• Jane Cox, “Acceptable”
• Natasha Katz, “Gray Home”

Greatest Lighting Design of a Musical

• Brandon Stirling Baker, “Illinoise”
• Isabella Byrd, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• Natasha Katz, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Bradley King and David Bengali, “Water for Elephants”
• Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, “The Outsiders”

Greatest Sound Design of a Play

• Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
• Leah Gelpe, “Mary Jane”
• Tom Gibbons, “Gray Home”
• Bray Poor and Will Pickens, “Acceptable”
• Ryan Rumery, “Stereophonic”

Greatest Sound Design of a Musical

• M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, “Right here Lies Love”
• Kai Harada, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Nick Lidster for Autograph, “Cabaret on the Equipment Kat Membership”
• Gareth Owen, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Cody Spencer, “The Outsiders”

Greatest Route of a Play

• Daniel Aukin, “Stereophonic”
• Anne Kauffman, “Mary Jane”
• Kenny Leon, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By way of the Cotton Patch”
• Lila Neugebauer, “Acceptable”
• Whitney White, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”

Greatest Route of a Musical

• Maria Friedman, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”
• Michael Greif, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Leigh Silverman, “Suffs”
• Jessica Stone, “Water for Elephants”
• Danya Taymor, “The Outsiders”

Greatest Choreography

• Annie-B Parson, “Right here Lies Love”
• Camille A. Brown, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, “The Outsiders”
• Justin Peck, “Illinoise”
• Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, “Water for Elephants”

Greatest Orchestrations

• Timo Andres, “Illinoise”
• Will Butler and Justin Craig, “Stereophonic”
• Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Probability), “The Outsiders”
• Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, “Hell’s Kitchen”
• Jonathan Tunick, “Merrily We Roll Alongside”

The primary leg matches of the Champions League semi-finals kick off this Tuesday with an excellent conflict between Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid, which is already being hailed as a European traditional following latest encounters which have etched themselves into the annals of historical past.

Kroos, Ronaldo and the Champions League semi-finals

This semi-final double-header undoubtedly holds particular significance for German midfielder Toni Kroos. On one hand, he’s reunited with Bayern, a membership with which he skilled memorable moments, notably profitable the Champions League with the Bavarian aspect within the 2012-13 season in a ultimate towards Borussia Dortmund.

Kroos can already be deemed a historic determine inside the Champions League. His 5 titles (4 with Actual Madrid and one with Bayern), together with the milestone of doubtless reaching 150 appearances ought to he play each legs of this semi-final tie, firmly set up him as a participant destined for the report books of the competitors.

Among the many data Toni Kroos is chasing within the competitors is one presently held solely by Cristiano Ronaldo. That report is for essentially the most appearances in semi-final matches within the historical past of the competitors. Because it stands, Ronaldo leads the pack with 21 appearances in Champions League semi-finals, achieved each with Manchester United and Madrid.

Full display

Nevertheless, not far behind the Portuguese maestro on this checklist is Kroos, who presently boasts 18 semi-final appearances. Ought to he function within the upcoming two matches towards Bayern, the primary already confirmed, he’ll come inside only one match of matching Cristiano Ronaldo’s report, however with doubts surrounding his future.

Luka Modric on historic checklist in Champions League semi-finals

One other participant set to influence the leaderboard for many appearances in Champions League semi-finals is Luka Modric, who has performed 16 semi-final matches to date. Ought to he participate in each encounters towards Bayern, he’ll match the present tally of Kroos and Benzema, positioning himself because the third footballer with essentially the most appearances at this stage.

Which gamers have most Champions League semi-final appearances?

As you might have come to anticipate, we now have considered one of our European soccer specialists within the scorching seat to carry you the Champions League semi-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid dwell.

Appears to be like like she gained’t be seeing any of them once more in a rush

Throughout the MAFS Australia 2024 reunion, Tori acquired so heated with the truth that the couple’s worst moments have been proven that she stormed out of the present with Jack, a lot to the shock of her fellow forged members. After a whole lot of clashes with the remainder of the forged of MAFS Australia 2024, Tori has firmly said precisely what she thinks of them in a savage Instagram submit.

Tori captioned the savage submit: “Goodbye and good riddance.” Yikes! It comes after she declared at one notably tumultuous banquet: “There’s nobody at this desk – possibly Lauren firstly – that I’d need to spend time with after this experiment. None of you. None!”

In a following interview with refinery29, Tori defined her ideas about her fellow brides: “The women come to me on the subsequent banquet they usually carry all this stuff to my consideration. And what’s being mentioned isn’t correct, however that’s neither right here nor there. As a result of they’re coming to me they usually’re tabling this subject on the banquet out of respect for our friendship.”

Yikes, and from the opposite footage Tori has posted on Instagram, it doesn’t seem like she’s nonetheless pals with any of this yr’s MAFS Australia 2024 forged, regardless of most of them nonetheless being actually shut pals. A number of drama has occurred for the reason that reunion was filmed, from breakups to main feuds which you’ll learn all about right here.

For all the newest MAFS Australia 2024 forged information and gossip about Tori, like The Holy Church of MAFS on Fb.

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